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Christianity teaches us the endurance of misfortune : it encourages its votaries to triumph in adversity, and inspires the soul with joy in the hour of affliction.

A Clear unblemished character comprehends not only the integrity that will not offer, but the spirit that will not submit to an injury: and whether it belongs to an individual, or to a community, it is the foundation of peace, of independence and of safety ! Private credit is wealth—public honor is security—the feather that adorns the royal bird supports his flight; strip him of his plumage and you fix him to the earth.